Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran has a current diagnosis of throat cancer and whether it is related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for BPH, impotence, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was improper due to new evidence provided by the Veteran's private physician indicating that his conditions are more likely than not caused by his left varicocele disability.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee fusion residuals and accompanying degenerative joint disease are not found to have caused or aggravated his current vascular disorder in the right lower extremity.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for prurigo nodularis and right testicular varicocele, claimed as groin injury, were denied. The appeal for TDIU was not addressed.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund as he is not an eligible person under the law, despite his son status.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a skin disability and granted it. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hearing loss and right ear disabilities are also addressed.

The Veteran is entitled to payment for unauthorized medical expenses incurred on August 7, 2010, at Memorial Hospital due to emergency treatment of abdominal pain and diverticulitis.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for basal cell carcinoma, which she claims was related to her military service. The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the condition to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for restoration of nonservice-connected improved death pension benefits, finding that her annualized countable income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.

The Veteran's estate is denied accrued benefits as there were no pending claims at the time of his death and he was not entitled to any benefits under an existing rating or decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a right foot fracture are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for education benefits in excess of the 90 percent level under Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) is denied as he did not meet the legal requirements to qualify for such benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain records of his August 2009 private emergency room treatment at Indian River Medical Center and to determine if he received prior authorization from VA.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for TDIU and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance have no jurisdiction as they are not about service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for a waiver of overpayment was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for additional services based on a special home adaptation grant and an independent living plan due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left upper extremity paraesthesias and left face paresthesia do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, but his right occipital neuralgia is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Veteran is entitled to payment of or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA medical facility on February 4, 2010. The Board finds that the treatment was necessary due to an emergent condition and all other criteria were met.

The Veteran's Bell's palsy with a history of blurred vision is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that it does not warrant an increased rating.

The Veteran died from pancreatic cancer, which is not service-connected. The Board finds that the cause of death does not meet the criteria for service connection and therefore denies the claim.